SURGICAL REMOVAL OF A SUPERNUMERARY TOOTH ASSOCIATED WITH ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Débora
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Marçal Soares Miranda, Yasmim, Lima da Silva Neto, Élio, Cabral de Andrade, Maxwillen, Souza Silva, Gabriel Felipe, Lopes Lima Filho, Hibernon, Barbosa da Silva, Luiz Arthur
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/382
• topic: Anomalias dentárias; Dente supranumerário; Diagnóstico; Tratamento; Dental anomalies; Supernumerary tooth; Diagnosis; Treatment

Among dental anomalies, the presence of supernumerary teeth (SG) is one of the most prevalent alterations in the human dental arch, whose etiology has not been fully defined. Dental surgeons need to know the processes of tooth development and positioning, as well as the chronology of eruption in order to be able to properly diagnose and treat such anomaly, in addition to being able to manage the possible complications associated with its presence in the maxillo-mandibular complex. The preferred treatment of DS is surgical removal and orthodontic treatment may be necessary to correct disorders associated with this condition. The aim of this paper is to report the case of an 11-year-old male patient with a DS in the upper arch between teeth 12 and 11, compromising the eruption of tooth 13. For therapeutic planning purposes, imaging examinations were performed. The DS was extracted without complications and, after two and a half months of orthodontic treatment, the movement of tooth 12 was successful, maintaining the eruption space of tooth 13. In this case, the surgical removal of the DS associated with orthodontic treatment will prevent aesthetic and functional damage to the patient, giving him an excellent prognosis in improving his oral health.